[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4517 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4517

      To require the Secretary of State to submit a plan for the 
reimbursement of personal funds expended to evacuate American citizens, 
      American lawful permanent residents, and Afghan allies from 
                  Afghanistan, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 10, 2023

   Mr. Davidson (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Waltz, Mr. 
 Bergman, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Carey, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Barr, Mrs. Lesko, Ms. 
   Tenney, and Mr. LaMalfa) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
      To require the Secretary of State to submit a plan for the 
reimbursement of personal funds expended to evacuate American citizens, 
      American lawful permanent residents, and Afghan allies from 
                  Afghanistan, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Voluntary Actions are 
Compensated Act of 2023'' or the ``EVAC Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. PLAN FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES OF UNITED STATES 
              PERSONS EVACUATED FROM AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) Plan.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a plan to reimburse any covered United States 
person who expended personal funds to evacuate American citizens, 
lawful permanent residents of the United States, or Afghan allies from 
Afghanistan during the period beginning on August 1, 2021, and ending 
on November 1, 2021.
    (b) Consultation.--In developing the plan required by subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall consult with the following:
            (1) The Secretary of Defense.
            (2) Nongovernmental organizations and veterans service 
        organizations with expertise in supporting the evacuation of 
        American citizens and Afghan allies from Afghanistan.
    (c) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall also 
include the following elements:
            (1) Eligibility requirements for covered United States 
        persons to file a reimbursement claim under the plan.
            (2) The criteria for reimbursement, including the types of 
        reimbursable claims and maximum reimbursement limit.
            (3) The process for filing a reimbursement claim.
            (4) An estimate of the time that would be associated with 
        processing a reimbursement claim.
            (5) The supporting documentation required to file a 
        reimbursement claim.
            (6) The process for disbursing funds to United States 
        persons once a reimbursement claim is verified and approved,
            (7) An estimate of the costs that would be associated with 
        implementing the Plan.
            (8) A list of each nongovernmental organization and each 
        veteran service organization consulted in accordance with 
        subsection (b)(2) during the development of the plan.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
        the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate.
            (2) The term ``Afghan ally'' means an individual who was 
        eligible, upon evacuation during the period described in 
        subsection (a), for--
                    (A) special immigrant status under section 
                101(a)(27) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
                U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)), pursuant to section 602(b) of the 
                Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-8; 
                8 U.S.C. 1101 note); or
                    (B) Priority 1 or Priority 2 processing under the 
                refugee resettlement priority system.
            (3) The term ``covered United States person'' means--
                    (A) an individual who is a citizen or national of 
                the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for 
                permanent residence in the United States; or
                    (B) an entity that is a nongovernmental 
                organization and organized under the laws of the United 
                States or of any jurisdiction within the United States.
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